Professionalism
I have never been accepted to anything (a scholarship, a college, a job, a research opportunity) that asked me to write an essay, or a statement of intent. I consider it a small miracle that I even got into the college that I'm going to now. I'm not sure why this occurs, but I do know that when I have written essays I have had a few ideas in mind, some of them dumb (I'll let you decide which). - Honesty is the best policy. If this wasn't true, and I did get the job based on boasting, how would I know if the job was "right" for me? - Money is not as important as everyone thinks it is. I used to bring up in statements of intent how cool it was that this research opportunity would trade money for my time to perform a duty that I would do even without being paid! I still think there are more relevant alternatives to capitalism, but I don't know what they are yet. I'm currently living comfortably, and could live slightly poorer and be okay, for m